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Benin - Reproductive health at a glance (英语)

摘要

Benin's per capita income of US$7501 and the country's sustained growth rates averaging 4.7 percent annually during the last decade, resulting in modest increases in its per capita income (US$750) as well as improvements in human development. Nevertheless... 更多显示Benin's per capita income of US$7501 and the country's sustained growth rates averaging 4.7 percent annually during the last decade, resulting in modest increases in its per capita income (US$750) as well as improvements in human development. Nevertheless, poverty remains widespread, with 47 percent of the population still subsisting on less than US $1.25 per day, and the economy remains undiversified and vulnerable to external shocks. Benin's large share of youth population (43 percent of the country population is younger than 15 years old) provides a window of opportunity for high growth and poverty reduction the demographic dividend. For this opportunity to result in accelerated growth, the government needs to invest more in the human capital formation of its youth. This is especially important in a context of decelerated growth rate arising from the global recession. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important for improving reproductive health. Higher levels of women's autonomy, education, wages, and labor market participation are associated with improved reproductive health outcomes. In Benin, the literacy rate among females ages 15 and above is 28 percent. Fewer girls are enrolled in secondary schools compared to boys with a 57 percent ratio of female to male secondary enrollment. Two-thirds of adult women participate in the labor force that mostly involves work in agriculture. Gender inequalities are reflected in the country's human development ranking; Benin ranks 145 of 157 countries in the Gender-related Development Index.
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